Comments on: iPhone Battery Cause of Class-Action Lawsuit

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 04:16:47 +0000

I agree that the amount of space Vista takes up just isn’t needed. The problem is that they continue to maximize the amount of backwards compatibility, and by doing that they have to include the older legacy code. So it’s probably like you have all of XP on your drive while you have Vista installed.

One of the things that still astonishes me is that they were able to cut the install time in half with Vista (I can finish the installation within 20 minutes).

By: Richard

Richard — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:23:59 +0000

My customised XP takes 3.4GB (all updates installed and updated) Still more then I though. One of reasons for not buying vista is size it takes it, its just not needed

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:24:35 +0000

Netster is definitely right. Vista takes up about 15GB (and you thought 6GB was a lot ) and when you buy a PC they don’t take that into account. Of course I think that in the case of the iPhone the size is much more important since you don’t have that much storage.

By: netster007x

netster007x — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:20:06 +0000

But that’s how it is with any memory using device. The OS will always take some space, and there’s no economic way to buy an 8.76GB HD. Technically, the Hard Drive in devices is the size they advertise, they just don’t tell you you can’t use it all.

WindowsXP takes up 6.3GB of my 40GB HD (that’s a lot!).

By: cannontrane

cannontrane — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:18:25 +0000

If anything, the class-action suit should be brought against Apple for selling an “8GB” model that only has 7.24GB of usable space. Last time I checked, 7.24gb is a hell of a lot closer to 7GB than it is 8GB. There’s the REAL lawsuit that should be sought…just a thought.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:17:19 +0000

I also think that it is a ridiculous lawsuit. I remember buying Pocket PC’s back in the day that didn’t come with user replaceable batteries, and instead of sending them in to get repaired I just took it apart myself and did it. That way it costed me $20 instead of $80, so the situation seems about the same. People just need to wait for the “do it yourself” kits to become available.

By: OldManDeath

OldManDeath — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 01:31:19 +0000

This is a frivolous lawsuit. It is also one other reason that I will wait till version 2 or 3 before I would consider getting an iPhone.

By: Max

Max — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:51:00 +0000

It makes sense for Apple to replace the batteries because then they get the money for it. If Apple made the iPhone with a battery that could be replaced by the user, they would have to charge less for just a battery than for battery + service + shipping. It’s like they want a monopoly on everything to do with the iPhone.

By: Sleepy

Sleepy — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:48:22 +0000

The lawsuit is frivolous but I think the fact that the battery isn’t user replaceable is ridiculous. I don’t think it has much if anything to do with the thinness of the phone or an iPod. I think it is about money. I bet Apple has a little profit from the battery replacement. Also, some people may decide to invest in a new iPhone or iPod when it comes time to replace the battery since it costs so much to replace it.

By: netster007x

netster007x — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:40:14 +0000

This seems kinda frivolous. There are plenty of products that don’t have user replaceable batteries. Is iPod’s battery removable?

My guess is that a removable battery would have been at the expense of the iPhone’s ultra thinness.